Research On Vietnam’s Administrative Reform Since Reform And Opening Up

The state administrative system is an important part of state administration and determines the quality and efficiency of government administration.At the beginning of the reform and opening up,the Communist Party of Vietnam and the government realized that the bloated administrative institutions were a major cause of hindering economic construction,and they began to streamline the state administrative institutions.With the development of the reform of the economic system and changes in the environment at home and abroad,new requirements have been put forward on the administrative system.In order to adapt to the socialist oriented market economy and the development of industrialization and modernization,administrative reforms have been launched in an all-round way.After years of reforms,Vietnam ’s administrative reform has entered a stage of deepening reform.It is of theoretical and practical significance to study Vietnam ’s administrative reform.Vietnam ’s administrative reforms have taken a step-by-step approach while exploring and gaining experience.It can be roughly divided into three stages: The first stage is the initial stage.This stage mainly lays the legal foundation for administrative reform.The Vietnamese government has concentrated its efforts to issue a large number of relevant administrative regulations and documents,which provides a legal basis for foreign investment,business registration,and administrative organization management;The second stage is the comprehensive reform stage.The administrative reform in this stage is based on the legal foundation laid in the first stage.It begins to reform the administrative examination and approval procedures and tries new administrative models,such as "one window,one stamp".In addition,the previous Congresses of the Communist Party have attached great importance to administrative reforms,and have made demands on the state’s administrative management system,the construction of civil servants,and the reform of administrative approval procedures;The third stage is the stage of deepening reform.The latest "2011-2020 Economic and Social Development Strategy" mentioned that it will continue to improve the socialist market economy system,and create breakthroughs in creating an equal competitive environment and improving administrative procedures.Synthesizing the three stages of reform,the main contents of Vietnam’s administrative reform are concentrated on the four aspects of government management system reform,administrative agency reform,administrative examination and approval procedure reform,and cadre and civil service team building.The reform of government management system is mainly to regulate the relationship between government and enterprise,government and society;The reform of government administrative institutions is mainly based on reducing the establishment of departments,merging administrative departments,and rationalizing the intelligence and authority of administrative agencies at all levels;The reform of administrative examination and approval procedures focuses on simplifying administrative procedures and promoting a "one-door" administrative management model;The reform of cadre and civil service construction focuses on the recruitment,assessment,promotion,and salary of civil servants.Vietnam’s administrative reforms have achieved some results in the above four aspects,but there are still some problems.The government management system cannot fully meet the needs of a socialist-oriented market economy,and the management methods between the government and enterprises,and between the government and society need to be improved;Government administrative agencies are still bloated,and the functions and mandates of departments at all levels are not clear enough;Administrative approval procedures are still cumbersome,and the "one-door" administrative management model has not yet become widespread;The quality of cadres and civil servants needs to be improved.At present,both China and Vietnam are in the critical period of administrative reform.The two countries have similar national conditions,and they are both socialist countries established on the basis of relatively backward economy and culture.Therefore,the experiences of administrative reform in the two countries can be used for reference.In particular,Vietnam ’s reform and opening up and administrative reforms have been affected by China ’s reform and opening up in many ways.Through a comparative analysis of the guiding ideology,motivations,goals and strategies of administrative reforms in China and Vietnam,combined with the practical experience of administrative reforms in both countries,we can draw some useful empirical revelations and provide references for the two countries to deepen administrative reforms.